ten, giving an overall total out of 40. Couples The celebrity contestants and their partners for this season were: Scores Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week. Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week. indicates the couple eliminated that week. indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two and was in the Dance-off. indicates the winning couple. indicates the runner-up couple. indicates the third-place couple. Dances performed Highest scoring dance Lowest scoring dance Season 5 Season 5 premiered on SABC2 on Thursday 2 October 2008, at 19:30. There are 10 episodes in the fifth season. It was preceded by a one-hour special, Strictly Come Dancing: The Story So Far, on Thursday 25 September, which took a retroactive look at past seasons and previewed the fifth season. The first part (19:30–20:30) was where the contestants showed off their various dancing talents and the second part (21:30) where the results were revealed. Shot live from the Carlton Hotel Ballroom, the eight-part series was once again hosted by Ian von Memerty and Sandy Ngema. A major change to the show this season came in the form of 10 couples who competed over 10 weeks – in past seasons eight couples competed over eight weeks. The 10 celebrity couples lining up for the 5th season of SABC2's Strictly Come Dancing were announced on Wednesday 17 September 2008. The celeb talent included an infamous comedian/actor, two well-known radio DJs, a racing car driver, an Afro-jazz pop-diva, an ex-Miss South Africa, a popular soapie star, a showjumping champion/model, a member/creator of a popular hip hop group and an ex-Gladiator. Judges The judging panel consists of: Lilian Phororo Dave Campbell Salome Sechele Tyrone Watkins Each judge gives the performance a mark out of ten, giving an overall total out of 40. Couples The celebrity contestants and their partners for this season were: Scores Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week. Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week. indicates the couple eliminated that week. indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two and werw in the Dance-off. indicates the couples that were in the Dance-off, but due to a computer mistake, it has no value to elimination next week. indicates the couple that was in the Dance-off, but due to a computer mistake, it was safe. indicates the winning couple. indicates the runner-up couple. indicates the